Codes and Frequencies
Description
FEMTROUBYRC indicates whether females had chronic trouble with genital organs (infertility, inflammatory disorders, and other disorders of the genital tract) in the past year. This variable is created with supplemental programming by the IPUMS NHIS staff from the pre-1997 condition records. For general information about IHIS variables (such as FEMTROUBYRC) created from the pre-1997 condition records, see the User Note on Condition Records and Condition Variables.
Defining Female Genital Trouble Records and Identifying Persons with Female Genital Trouble
For all available years, persons who were asked a direct question about having trouble with female genital organs and who have an infertility, inflammatory disorder, or other genital tract disorder condition record are given a "Yes" code for FEMTROUBYRC. Persons who were asked a direct question about trouble with female genital organs but do not have a chronic genital trouble record are given a code of "No." Persons who were not asked a direct question about trouble with female genital organs, or for whom it is unknown whether they were asked such a question, are given a code of "NIU" (not in universe), regardless of whether they have a chronic genital trouble record.
For 1973 and 1978, female genital trouble records were defined as those condition records with any of the following codes in the variable DCICCOD in the original NHIS public use files:
Inflammatory Diseases of Female Pelvic Organs
- "6120" ("Acute salpingitis and oophoritis")
- "6130" ("Chronic salpingitis and oophoritis")
- "6140" ("Salpingitis and oophoritis, unqualifed")
- "6160" ("Pelvic inflammatory disease")
- "6150" ("Prolapse of ovary")
- "6151" ("Hydrosalpinx")
- "6152" ("Ovarian cyst, retention")
- "6159" ("Other, Other diseases of ovary and fallopian tube")
- "6161" ("Pelvic peritoneal adhesions, female")
- "6162" ("Pelvic congestion, female")
- "6169" ("Other diseases of parametrium and pelvic peritoneum (female)")
- "6200" ("Chronic cervicitis")
- "6209" ("Other cervicitis")
- "6210" ("Leukoplakia of cervix")
- "6211" ("Erythroplasia of cervix")
- "6212" ("Hyperplastic endometritis of cervix")
- "6213" ("Chronic erosion and ulceration of cervix")
- "6214" ("Old laceration of cervix")
- "6215" ("Stricture of cervix")
- "6216" ("Atrophy of cervix")
- "6219" ("Other, other diseases of cervix")
- "6220" ("Infective diseases of uterus, except cervix")
- "6221" ("Vaginitis and vulvitis")
- "6230" ("Cystocele")
- "6231" ("Rectocele")
- "6232" ("Urethrocele")
- "6233" ("Vaginal enterocele")
- "6234" ("Uterine prolapse")
- "6239" ("Other and unspecified uterovaginal prolapse")
- "6240" ("Retroversion and retroflexion of uterus")
- "6241" ("Other malposition of uterus")
- "6249" ("Unspecified malposition of uterus")
- "6250" ("Atrophy of uterus")
- "6251" ("Sub-involution of uterus")
- "6252" ("Hyperplasia of endometrium")
- "6253" ("Endometriosis")
- "6259" ("Other, other diseases of uterus")
- "6280" ("Sterility, female")
The above condition code values come from the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), Revision 8. Additionally, to be considered "chronic," female genital trouble records must have a code of "1" ("Chronic") in the variable CACODE in the original public use files.
For 1979 to 1996, chronic female genital trouble records were defined as those condition records with any of the following codes in the variable DCIDCOD in the original NHIS public use files:
Inflammatory Diseases of Female Pelvic Organs
- "6140" ("Acute salpingitis and oophoritis")
- "6141" ("Chronic salpingitis and oophoritis")
- "6142" ("Salpingitis and oophoritis not specified as acute, subacute, or chronic")
- "6143" ("Acute parametritis and pelvic cellulitis")
- "6144" ("Chronic or unspecified parametritis and pelvic cellulitis")
- "6145" ("Acute or unspecified pelvic peritonitis, female")
- "6146" ("Pelvic peritoneal adhesions, female")
- "6147" ("Other chronic pelvic peritonitis, female")
- "6148" ("Other specified inflammatory disease of female pelvic organs and tissues")
- "6149" ("Unspecified inflammatory disease of female pelvic organs and tissues")
- "6150" ("Acute inflammatory diseases of uterus, except cervix")
- "6151" ("Chronic inflammatory diseases of uterus, except cervix")
- "6159" ("Unspecified inflammatory disease of uterus")
- "6160" ("Cervicitis and endocervicitis")
- "6161" ("Vaginitis and vulvovaginitis")
- "6162" ("Cyst of Bartholin's gland")
- "6163" ("Abscess of Bartholin's gland")
- "6164" ("Other abscess of vulva")
- "6165" ("Ulceration of vulva")
- "6168" ("Other specified inflammatory diseases of cervix, vagina and vulva")
- "6169" ("Unspecified inflammatory disease of cervix, vagina and vulva")
- "6170" ("Endometriosis of uterus")
- "6171" ("Endometriosis of ovary")
- "6172" ("Endometriosis of Fallopian tube")
- "6173" ("Endometriosis of pelvic peritoneum")
- "6174" ("Endometriosis of rectovaginal septum and vagina")
- "6175" ("Endometriosis of intestine")
- "6176" ("Endometriosis in scar of skin")
- "6178" ("Endometriosis of other specified sites")
- "6179" ("Endometriosis, site unspecified")
- "6180" ("Prolapse of vaginal walls without mention of uterine prolapse")
- "6181" ("Uterine prolapse without mention of vaginal wall prolapse")
- "6182" ("Uterovaginal prolapse, incomplete")
- "6183" ("Uterovaginal prolapse, complete")
- "6184" ("Uterovaginal prolapse, unspecified")
- "6185" ("Prolapse of vaginal vault after hysterectomy")
- "6186" ("Vaginal enterocele, congenital or acquired")
- "6187" ("Old laceration of muscles of pelvic floor")
- "6188" ("Other specified genital prolapse")
- "6189" ("Unspecified genital prolapse")
- "6190" ("Urinary-genital tract fistulae, female")
- "6191" ("Digestive-genital tract fistulae, female")
- "6192" ("Genital tract-skin fistulae, female")
- "6198" ("Other specified fistulae involving female genital tract")
- "6199" ("Unspecified fistula involving female genital tract")
- "6200" ("Follicular cyst of ovary")
- "6201" ("Corpus luteum cyst or hematoma")
- "6202" ("Other and unspecified ovarian cyst")
- "6203" ("Acquired atrophy of ovary and Fallopian tube")
- "6204" ("Prolapse or hernia of ovary and Fallopian tube")
- "6205" ("Torsion of ovary, ovarian pedicle, or Fallopian tube")
- "6206" ("Broad ligament laceration syndrome")
- "6207" ("Hematoma of broad ligament")
- "6208" ("Other noninflammatory disorders of ovary, Fallopian tube and broad ligament")
- "6209" ("Unspecified noninflammatory disorder of ovary, Fallopian tube and broad ligament")
- "6210" ("Polyp of corpus uteri")
- "6211" ("Chronic subinvolution of uterus")
- "6212" ("Hypertrophy of uterus")
- "6213" ("Endometrial cystic hyperplasia")
- "6214" ("Hematometra")
- "6215" ("Intra-uterine synechiae")
- "6216" ("Malposition of uterus")
- "6217" ("Chronic inversion of uterus")
- "6218" ("Other specified disorders of uterus, not elsewhere classified")
- "6219" ("Unspecified disorder of uterus")
- "6220" ("Erosion and ectropion of cervix")
- "6221" ("Dysplasia of cervix (uteri)")
- "6222" ("Leukoplakia of cervix (uteri)")
- "6223" ("Old laceration of cervix")
- "6224" ("Stricutre and stenosis of cervix")
- "6225" ("Incompetence of cervix")
- "6226" ("Hypertrophic elongation of cervix")
- "6227" ("Mucous polyp of cervix")
- "6228" ("Other specified noninflammatory disorders of cervix")
- "6229" ("Unspecified noninflammatory disorder of cervix")
- "6230" ("Dysplasia of vagina")
- "6231" ("Leukoplakia of vagina")
- "6232" ("Stricture or atresia of vagina")
- "6233" ("Tight hymenal ring")
- "6234" ("Old vaginal laceration")
- "6235" ("Leukorrhoea, not specified as infective")
- "6236" ("Vaginal hematoma")
- "6237" ("Polyp of vagina")
- "6238" ("Other specified noninflammatory disorders of vagina")
- "6239" ("Unspecified noninflammatory disorder of vagina")
- "6240" ("Dystrophy of vulva")
- "6241" ("Atrophy of vulva")
- "6242" ("Hypertrophy of clitoris")
- "6243" ("Hypertrophy of labia")
- "6244" ("Old laceration or scarring of vulva")
- "6245" ("Hematoma of vulva")
- "6246" ("Polyp of labia and vulva")
- "6248" ("Other specified noninflammatory disorders of vulva and perineum")
- "6249" ("Unspecified noninflammatory disorder of vulva and perneum")
- "6250" ("Dyspareunia")
- "6251" ("Vaginismus")
- "6252" ("Mittelschmerz")
- "6253" ("Dysmenorrhoea")
- "6254" ("Premenstrual tension syndromes")
- "6255" ("Pelvic congestion syndrome")
- "6256" ("Stress incontinence, female")
- "6258" ("Other specified symptoms associated with female genital organs")
- "6259" ("Unspecified symptom associated with female genital organs")
- "6280" ("Infertility, female, associated with anovulation")
- "6281" ("Infertility, female, of pituitary-hypothalamic origin")
- "6282" ("Infertility, female, of tubal origin")
- "6283" ("Infertility, female, of uterine origin")
- "6284" ("Infertility, female, of cervical or vaginal origin")
- "6288" ("Infertility, female, of other specified origin")
- "6289" ("Infertility, female, of unspecified origin")
The above condition code values come from the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), Revision 9. Additionally, to be considered "chronic," female genital trouble records must have a code of "1" ("Chronic") in the variable CACODE in the original public use files.
Comparability
As with all of the person-level condition variables created by IHIS from condition records prior to 1997, the universe for FEMTROUBYRC is substantially different for 1978 forward than it is for years prior to 1978. Beginning in 1978, only persons living in 1/6 of households, rather than all persons, were asked a direct question about having trouble with female genital organs in the past year. This change requires that different weight variables be used depending on which years of data are analyzed. See the "Weights" tab for details.
Additionally, there is a change in the way "Yes" responses are coded over time. See the User Note on Condition Records and Condition Variables for details about the composite coding scheme employed by IHIS.
Universe
- 1973: All females.
- 1978-1981: Females living in 1/6 of households (who received Condition List 3).
- 1982-1996: Females living in 1/6 of households (who received Condition List 4).
Availability
- 1973, 1978-1996